Ask the Author: Barry Clay

“I know a man whose only son was found shot dead in a car with drug paraphernalia, but no one believes he used drugs--except the police. ” Barry Clay

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If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?

Barry Clay While I often read for escape from this "vale of tears," I find the real world to be everything I want.

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What books are on your summer reading list this year?

Barry Clay Uh... it's November. I'm currently reading "Mrs. Sherlock Homes" by Brad Ricca, and wondering how the title character could have lived and I have never before heard of her.

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Can you tell us a two-sentence horror story?

Barry Clay She hugged him. And it was only then, in his embrace, that she realized he was not what he seemed.

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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Barry Clay Write. Ask for advice. Have someone proof your work. I am constantly embarrassed at -- no matter how many times I proof my work -- I find something else I missed upon a re-read. Once, after a year in print, I noticed the title of my first book was misspelled. Oops.

But my best advice? Don't assume you will become rich and famous. If you are writing for that reason -- well -- fame is fleeting. Money is useful, but if it were enough, rich people would be happy and Jeff Bezos wouldn't now be divorced. Write for pleasure. If riches and fame come, that's just a bonus.

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How do you get inspired to write?

Barry Clay Inspiration is something we all want. I think inspiration comes from God. I explain in my first book "Solid Ground", which is Christian theology for the layman, precisely why I wrote it. My pastor of many years said at one point that I was going to write a book. He was correct. And now I've written nine, fiction and non-fiction!

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